Comets 98-95 Mercury (28 Jul, 2006) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Mercury

11-14, 5-8 away

	1	2	3	4	T
PHO	23	16	23	33	95
HOU	33	18	26	21	98

Houston Comets

15-12, 11-3 home

Tamecka Dixon missed 12 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow made Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Mistie Williams made Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Tamecka Dixon made Layup. Assisted by Mistie Williams.
Dawn Staley made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Dawn Staley made 17 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Mistie Williams.
Mistie Williams made Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Sheryl Swoopes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Dawn Staley missed 17 ft Two Point Shot.
Sheryl Swoopes made 13 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Anastasia Kostaki.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Roneeka Hodges missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Dawn Staley missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anastasia Kostaki.
Sheryl Swoopes made Driving Layup.
Anastasia Kostaki missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Anastasia Kostaki made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anastasia Kostaki.
Tari Phillips made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Astou Ndiaye-Diatta.
Tari Phillips made Layup. Assisted by Astou Ndiaye-Diatta.
Tari Phillips missed Layup.
Roneeka Hodges made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Michelle Snow made Layup.
Roneeka Hodges made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michelle Snow.
Michelle Snow missed 16 ft Jumper.
Dawn Staley made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Astou Ndiaye-Diatta missed Layup.
Roneeka Hodges missed 18 ft Jumper.
Dawn Staley made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Roneeka Hodges.
Dawn Staley made Driving Layup.
Astou Ndiaye-Diatta made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Roneeka Hodges.
Astou Ndiaye-Diatta missed 13 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 12 ft Jumper.
Dawn Staley missed 16 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed 8 ft Jumper.
Dawn Staley missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed Layup.
Michelle Snow made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Mistie Williams missed Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Astou Ndiaye-Diatta made Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Tari Phillips made Layup. Assisted by Roneeka Hodges.
Tari Phillips missed 11 ft Jumper.
Tari Phillips made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tari Phillips made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tari Phillips made 13 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Anastasia Kostaki made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Anastasia Kostaki made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 16 ft Jumper.
Roneeka Hodges made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tari Phillips's Layup blocked by Jennifer Lacy.
Tari Phillips made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tari Phillips made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Anastasia Kostaki made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Anastasia Kostaki made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Dawn Staley made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Roneeka Hodges.
Roneeka Hodges missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tari Phillips missed 5 ft Two Point Shot.
Tari Phillips made Layup. Assisted by Astou Ndiaye-Diatta.
Tari Phillips made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tari Phillips made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Astou Ndiaye-Diatta made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Astou Ndiaye-Diatta missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tari Phillips missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Layup. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Dawn Staley made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Michelle Snow missed 10 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes's 13 ft Jumper blocked by Belinda Snell.
Roneeka Hodges missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 15 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 15 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Dawn Staley made Layup. Assisted by Michelle Snow.
Michelle Snow made 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Jennifer Lacy made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kristen Rasmussen.
Diana Taurasi missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kelly Miller missed 14 ft Two Point Shot.
Diana Taurasi made 15 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made Layup.
Cappie Pondexter missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Cappie Pondexter made 13 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi missed Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 13 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kristen Rasmussen.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Layup.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Kristen Rasmussen made Layup. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Kristen Rasmussen made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jen Derevjanik.
Kelly Miller missed 6 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed Layup.
Diana Taurasi missed 13 ft Jumper.
Jen Derevjanik made Driving Layup.
Jen Derevjanik made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Cappie Pondexter missed Driving Layup.
Diana Taurasi made 6 ft Running Jumper.
Kamila Vodichkova missed 16 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed 10 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made Driving Layup.
Jennifer Lacy missed 15 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed 18 ft Jumper.
Kristen Rasmussen missed 16 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Driving Layup.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Diana Taurasi made Driving Layup.
Diana Taurasi made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Cappie Pondexter missed 16 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 7 ft Running Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Cappie Pondexter missed Layup.
Diana Taurasi missed 14 ft Jumper.
Kelly Miller missed 17 ft Jumper.
Kelly Miller made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Kamila Vodichkova missed 16 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed Layup.
Diana Taurasi made 14 ft Jumper.
Kelly Miller missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kelly Miller missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter missed Layup.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Jennifer Lacy missed 17 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Belinda Snell.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Jennifer Lacy's Layup blocked by Tari Phillips.
Kelly Miller missed 17 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made 18 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made 9 ft Running Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Belinda Snell missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jen Derevjanik made Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
Cappie Pondexter missed 42 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made Driving Layup.
Belinda Snell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed Two Point Shot.
Cappie Pondexter made Driving Layup.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Diana Taurasi missed Jumper.
Belinda Snell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Belinda Snell.
Cappie Pondexter made 14 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Belinda Snell made Layup.
Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Belinda Snell made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi's Layup blocked by Michelle Snow.
Diana Taurasi made Layup. Assisted by Belinda Snell.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Belinda Snell made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Belinda Snell made 14 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed 16 ft Jumper.

MERCURY

COMETS

TIME		PHO	HOU
10:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
10:00	Jumpball: Jennifer Lacy vs. Michelle Snow. Tamecka Dixon gains possession.	0	0
9:40	Michelle Snow 3 second	0	0
9:26	Jennifer Lacy made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kristen Rasmussen.	2	0
9:03	Tamecka Dixon missed 12 ft Jumper.	2	0
9:00	Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound.	2	0
8:56	Diana Taurasi missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	0
8:53	Tamecka Dixon Defensive Rebound.	2	0
8:33	Michelle Snow made Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	2	2
8:17	Kelly Miller missed 14 ft Two Point Shot.	2	2
8:15	Tamecka Dixon Defensive Rebound.	2	2
8:04	Mistie Williams made Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	2	4
7:56	Diana Taurasi made 15 ft Jumper.	4	4
7:31	Tamecka Dixon made Layup. Assisted by Mistie Williams.	4	6
7:26	Cappie Pondexter made Layup.	6	6
7:26	Tamecka Dixon Shooting Foul. Cappie Pondexter gains possession.	6	6
7:26	Cappie Pondexter missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	6	6
7:26	Jennifer Lacy Lane Violation	6	6
7:09	Dawn Staley made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	6	9
6:58	Cappie Pondexter made 13 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	8	9
6:41	Dawn Staley made 17 ft Jumper.	8	11
6:28	Diana Taurasi missed Jumper.	8	11
6:26	Dawn Staley Defensive Rebound.	8	11
6:15	Sheryl Swoopes made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Mistie Williams.	8	13
6:05	Jennifer Lacy Turnover	8	13
5:46	Mistie Williams made Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	8	15
5:33	Diana Taurasi made 13 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kristen Rasmussen.	10	15
5:20	Sheryl Swoopes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.	10	18
5:07	Jen Derevjanik enters the game for Jennifer Lacy.	10	18
5:07	Roneeka Hodges enters the game for Mistie Williams.	10	18
4:56	Michelle Snow Shooting Foul. Diana Taurasi gains possession.	10	18
4:56	Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	10	18
4:56	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	10	18
4:56	Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	10	18
4:56	Sheryl Swoopes Defensive Rebound.	10	18
4:56	Official Timeout.	10	18
4:33	Dawn Staley missed 17 ft Two Point Shot.	10	18
4:31	Kristen Rasmussen Defensive Rebound.	10	18
4:28	Diana Taurasi made Layup.	12	18
4:28	Tamecka Dixon Shooting Foul. Diana Taurasi gains possession.	12	18
4:28	Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	12	18
4:28	Anastasia Kostaki enters the game for Tamecka Dixon.	12	18
4:28	Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 1.	13	18
4:09	Sheryl Swoopes made 13 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Anastasia Kostaki.	13	20
3:47	Kristen Rasmussen made Layup. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.	15	20
3:32	Kelly Miller Shooting Foul. Sheryl Swoopes gains possession.	15	20
3:32	Sheryl Swoopes missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	15	20
3:32	Houston Offensive Rebound.	15	20
3:32	Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.	15	21
3:25	Diana Taurasi Traveling	15	21
3:12	Roneeka Hodges missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	15	21
3:10	Kristen Rasmussen Defensive Rebound.	15	21
3:03	Kristen Rasmussen made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jen Derevjanik.	18	21
2:31	Dawn Staley missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	18	21
2:30	Jen Derevjanik Defensive Rebound.	18	21
2:24	Kelly Miller missed 6 ft Jumper.	18	21
2:23	Anastasia Kostaki Defensive Rebound.	18	21
2:16	Sheryl Swoopes made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anastasia Kostaki.	18	23
2:04	Diana Taurasi missed Layup.	18	23
2:03	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	18	23
2:03	Anastasia Kostaki Loose Ball Foul. Diana Taurasi gains possession.	18	23
2:03	Kamila Vodichkova enters the game for Kelly Miller.	18	23
2:03	Tari Phillips enters the game for Michelle Snow.	18	23
1:57	Diana Taurasi Bad Pass. Stolen by Anastasia Kostaki.	18	23
1:47	Sheryl Swoopes made Driving Layup.	18	25
1:39	Jen Derevjanik Bad Pass. Stolen by Sheryl Swoopes.	18	25
1:35	Cappie Pondexter Shooting Foul. Anastasia Kostaki gains possession.	18	25
1:35	Anastasia Kostaki missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	18	25
1:35	Houston Offensive Rebound.	18	25
1:35	Anastasia Kostaki made Free Throw 2 of 2.	18	26
1:24	Diana Taurasi missed 13 ft Jumper.	18	26
1:23	Sheryl Swoopes Defensive Rebound.	18	26
1:12	Houston Full Timeout.	18	26
1:12	Astou Ndiaye-Diatta enters the game for Dawn Staley.	18	26
59.9	Sheryl Swoopes made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anastasia Kostaki.	18	29
53.9	Jen Derevjanik made Driving Layup.	20	29
53.9	Anastasia Kostaki Shooting Foul. Jen Derevjanik gains possession.	20	29
53.9	Jen Derevjanik made Free Throw 1 of 1.	21	29
38.3	Tari Phillips made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Astou Ndiaye-Diatta.	21	31
25.9	Cappie Pondexter missed Driving Layup.	21	31
24.9	Roneeka Hodges Defensive Rebound.	21	31
10.0	Tari Phillips made Layup. Assisted by Astou Ndiaye-Diatta.	21	33
1.1	Diana Taurasi made 6 ft Running Jumper.	23	33
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	23	33

Regular Season Series

HOU wins 2-1

Mercury
95
Comets
98

Game 1

28/7

Comets
82
Mercury
80

Game 2

31/7

Mercury
111
Comets
110

Game 3

11/8

1:30 AM, 28 July 2006

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	30	10	.750	-	L1
Las Vegas	27	13	.675	3	W5
Seattle	25	15	.625	5	W1
Phoenix	19	21	.475	11	L1
Dallas	9	31	.225	21	L9
Los Angeles	8	32	.200	22	W1

Natasha Cloud part of first trade in Unrivaled 3-on-3 history

Natasha Cloud was sent from the Laces BC to the Lunar Owls and then subsequently to Phantom BC. The Lunar Owls received Courtney Williams.

Karl-Anthony Towns receives memorable welcome to Target Center

Towns came back to face his old team at Target Center and was welcomed with a rousing ovation. Here's how other big stars across sports have fared in returns to former homes.

Carmelo, Howard, Moore among 1st-time Hall of Fame nominees

Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard, Marc Gasol, Sue Bird, Maya Moore, Sylvia Fowles and Chamique Holdsclaw are all first-time candidates for the Basketball Hall of Fame's Class of 2025.

ESPN BET is owned and operated by PENN Entertainment, Inc. and its subsidiaries ('PENN'). ESPN BET is available in states where PENN is licensed to offer sports wagering. Must be 21+ to wager. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help, call 1-800-GAMBLER.